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# Configure case digests

# Configure case digests {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

The case digests feature enables you to provide periodic updates and resolution
information about high priority customer service cases to customers and internal
stakeholders.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

The case digests feature includes two types of case communication:

* Case action summary: while a case is in progress, agents can send periodic case updates that describe actions taken, next steps, and other case-related information.
* Post case review: when the work on a case has been completed, agents can a post case review document that captures details about the issue, such as the root cause, mitigation plan, and preventive actions.
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## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllCustomer ServiceAdministrationGuided Setup.
2. On the Getting Started page of the guided setup, click Get Started
3. In the Case Management category, view the list of tasks to configure the feature.  
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   | Task | Description |
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   | Activate Case Digests | Activate the Case Digests (com.sn_csm_case_digest) plugin. |
   | Create Assignment Rules | Assignment rules automatically assign tasks to users and groups when the rule conditions are met. Two rules are provided with the case digests feature that assign the post case review and case action summary records to the case agent: * Auto assign the CAS to case agent * Auto assign the PCR to case agent {#configure-case-digests__ul_srm_dvh_3mb} For more information, see [Case action summary and post case review assignment rules](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/y89PBD1PVvihI3Up2JhrMA "Use assignment rules to assign case action summaries and post case review documents to customer service agents."). |
   | Create Approval Workflows | The case digests feature includes one approval workflow that triggers the approval process for post case reviews. This workflow provides a one-step process that obtains a list of approvers from the Approval group and Approval users fields on the Post Case Review form. |
   | Create Document Templates | Document templates identify, organize, and format the content from the case digest record that is included in generated documents. Two document templates are provided with the case digests feature, one for post case reviews and one for case action summaries. |
   | Create a Case Digest Configuration | Case digest configurations handle different types of case review processes based on business needs. |
   | Create Mapping for Case Types | Create the mapping that identifies the case type fields that are copied to post case reviews and case action summaries. |
   [Table 1. Case Digests]

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4. To perform a task, click Configure.  
   This button opens the page in your instance where the configuration is
   completed.
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**Related concepts**   

* [Customer Service case digests](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/b9wrzLHtUy6l8AkiktDpHA "Use the case digests feature to provide periodic updates and resolution information about high priority customer service cases to customers and internal stakeholders.")

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